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If you're reading this, you're probably that guy. You know, the one whose friends and neighbors and family members call when their computers stop working.When you arrive, you often discover that the PC isn't just infected with viruses and spyware but rather overwhelmed with them.So what do you do?

Checking your e-mail or doing online banking on a computer in a hotel, library or other public location is convenient, but you want to be sure you aren't making it easy for someone to steal your passwords. 1. Check if the computer has an antivirus program installed and if it does, have it scan the computer before you use it. 2. Go to your e-mail provider or online banking Web site. 3. ...

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The Hague, Netherlands-based communications regulator said that the companies, which collectively operated under the name DollarRevenue, had installed software on more than 22 million computers in the Netherlands and elsewhere. By unlawfully installing so-called adware and spyware over the Internet, the three companies distributed advertising material and obtained access to details of Internet users. This is the first time that the Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Authoriteit has acted and imposed a fine on distributors of unsolicited and undesirable software, the regulator said in a statement. I call on the regulators of other countries to follow the positive example set by the Dutch regulator,” she said. More Spyware News

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But Dutch accused escape jail time. The Dutch telecommunications regulator OPTA has fined the two companies behind the DollarRevenue adware program €1 million ($1.45 million).